Answer:
The area of Mr. Hilton’s kitchen floor is [tex]96\ ft^{2}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The area of Mr. Hilton’s kitchen floor is equal to the area of a larger rectangle plus the area of two smaller rec tangles
see the attached figure to better understand the problem
Find the area of larger rectangle (rectangle 1)
[tex]A=(12)(10-4)=72\ ft^{2}[/tex]
Find the area of the two smaller rectangles (rectangle 2 and rectangle 3)
[tex]A=2[(3)(4)]=24\ ft^{2}[/tex]
sum the areas
[tex]72\ ft^{2}+24=96\ ft^{2}[/tex]
